Identity area
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Date(s)
- [1720]-1747 (Creation)
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33 production units.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Valens Comyn was Clerk to the Chamberlain of St Paul's Cathedral (for his appointment in 1732 see CLC/313/C/001/MS25630/19, f.282); Stephen Comyn later became Steward of the cathedral estates (in 1757; see CLC/313/C/001/MS25630/4, f.132) but none of these records relate to St Paul's.
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Archival history
GB 0074 CLC/438 [1720]-1747 Collection 33 production units. Comyn , Valens , fl 1732 , Clerk to the Chamberlain of St Paul's Cathedral
Valens Comyn was Clerk to the Chamberlain of St Paul's Cathedral (for his appointment in 1732 see CLC/313/C/001/MS25630/19, f.282); Stephen Comyn later became Steward of the cathedral estates (in 1757; see CLC/313/C/001/MS25630/4, f.132) but none of these records relate to St Paul's.
Records deposited at Guildhall with the archives of St Paul's cathedral in 1980. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
These records include papers relating to the activities of Valens and Stephen Comyn as attorneys for the executor of Richard Marples, auditor to the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral; and bills, cheques and receipts relating to the Comyn household.
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
Available for general access.
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
English
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Records prepared May to September 2011. Personnel Legal profession personnel Attorneys Archives Personal archives Information sources Documents Financial records Accounts Household accounts People by occupation People Personal papers Primary documents City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Records deposited at Guildhall with the archives of St Paul's cathedral in 1980. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
These records include papers relating to the activities of Valens and Stephen Comyn as attorneys for the executor of Richard Marples, auditor to the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral; and bills, cheques and receipts relating to the Comyn household.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Available for general access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
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Finding aids
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English